Heracles (Greek mythological character)

LC control no.	no2014084680
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Heracles (Greek mythological character) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Alcaeus (Greek mythological character) Alcides (Greek mythological character) Alkaios (Greek mythological character) Alkeidēs (Greek mythological character) Earcail (Greek mythological character) Eracle (Greek mythological character) Eracles (Greek mythological character) Heracle (Greek mythological character) Herakl (Greek mythological character) Heraklej (Greek mythological character) Hēraklēs (Greek mythological character) Héraklész (Greek mythological character) Heraklis (Greek mythological character) Herakliu (Greek mythological character) Heraklo (Greek mythological character) Hērakls (Greek mythological character) Héthacl'ye (Greek mythological character) 赫拉克勒斯 (Greek mythological character) ヘーラクレース (Greek mythological character) הרקולס (Greek mythological character) 헤라클레스 (Greek mythological character) Херакле (Greek mythological character) Херакъл (Greek mythological character) Гэракл (Greek mythological character) Геракл (Greek mythological character) هرکول (Greek mythological character) هيراكليس (Greek mythological character) Ἀλκείδης (Greek mythological character) Ἀλκαῖος (Greek mythological character) Ἡρακλῆς (Greek mythological character)
See also	Hercules (Roman mythological character) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated place	Thebes (Greece) Argos (Greece) Trachis
Special note	Not the same as Hercules, a Roman mythological character associated with Heracles. Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	Sophocles. Electra and other plays, 2010: page 332 (Herakles) Brill's new Pauly online, 20 June 2014 (Heracles; Ἡρακλῆς; originally called Alcides or Alcaeus the most prominent Greek hero in myth and cult; connected with Thebes, Argos, And Trachis; name connected with Hera in antiquity; son of Zeus and Alcmene; identified with a large number of non-Greek gods and heroes; he was taken over as Hercle by the Etruscans, as Hercules by the Romans) Wikipedia, 20 June 2014 (Heracles; Ἡρακλῆς; Herakliu; Alcaeus; Ἀλκαῖος; Alcides; Ἀλκείδης; divine hero in Greek mythology; son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon; greatest of the Greek heroes; associated with the Roman hero Hercules; other forms of name: Herakles; هيراكليس; Herakl; Heraklo; Херакъл; Гэракл; Геракл; هرکول; Earcail; 헤라클레스; Eracle; ף הרקולס ; Hērakls; Heraklis; Héraklész; ヘーラクレース; Héthacl'ye; Eracles; Heracle; Heraklej; 赫拉克勒斯)
Invalid LCCN	sh 85060317